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The Fleeting Glimpse of the Divine and the Lover's Pain in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 30, Poem 10)
In Poem 10 of Chapter 30 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the mystical theme of the lover's perpetual pain and the fleeting nature of divine manifestation. The lover laments the inability to find anyone truly worthy of the Beloved, resigning to a state of constant sorrow. When a glimpse of the Divine does occur, it is compared to a sudden flash of lightning that passes by the door so swiftly that the lover cannot even see the dust it leaves behind, emphasizing the transcendent and ungraspable nature of the Divine presence.
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Updated 2026-07-05
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